After he and his wife had moved to Arizona from Chicago, with a studio in his home, he would get up in the morning and go to work, like so many of us, without leaving the house.  For some of us, every day is casual Friday.  

After a while of doing this he noticed that his work ethic and even his quality had started to slide.  The routine of dressing up, driving into work, doing the daily grind, and repeating the next day had been broken.  Now many, perhaps unwittingly, strive for this in life, but he soon realized that there were certain aspects of his sometimes hum-drum, structured daily life that were important.  

Instead of slapping on the typical around-the-house apparel, he put on the shirt and tie that he had lived with for so much of his career, and walked down the wall to his studio.  Sure enough, being in clothing that was familiar in his working environment restored his ethic and quality to a familiar state.  In order for his productions to remain as professional as they had been for so many years, he had to maintain himself in the same professional manner that he always had.  

I spend many days sitting at my desk, or my kitchen table, often in sweatpants or shorts, working on projects.  Sometimes when that lazy, unproductive feeling comes over me, I get up, take a shower and dress in the clothing that I wear out and I feel much better.  Dressing lazy makes lazy.  I always remember Mr. Harvey's words when I feel that way.